OCD Questionnaire Obsessions are unwanted ideas, images or impulses that intrude on thinking against your wishes and efforts to resist them. They usually involve themes of harm, risk and danger. Common obsessions are excessive fears of contamination; recurring doubts about danger, extreme concern with order, symmetry, or exactness; fear of losing important things. Please answer each question by circling the appropriate number. TIME OCCUPIED BY OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS Q1. How much of your time is occupied by obsessive thoughts? NoneLess than 1 hr/day or occasional occurrence1 to 3 hrs/day or frequentGreater than 3 and up to 8 hrs/day or very frequent occurrenceGreater than 8 hrs/day or nearly constant occurrence NextINTERFERENCE DUE TO OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS Q2. How much do your obsessive thoughts interfere with your work, school, social, or other important role functioning? Is there anything that you don’t do because of them? /label> NoneSlight interference with social or other activities, but overall performance notimpairedDefinite interference with social or occupational performance,but still manageableCauses substantial impairment in social or occupational performanceIncapacitatingBackNextDISTRESS ASSOCIATED WITH OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS Q3. How much distress do your obsessive thoughts cause you? NoneNot too disturbingDisturbing, but still manageableVery disturbingNear constant and disabling distress BackNextRESISTANCE AGAINST OBSESSIONS Q4. How much of an effort do you make to resist the obsessive thoughts? How often do you try to disregard or turn your attention away from these thoughts as they enter your mind? Try to resist all the timeTry to resist most of the timeMake some effort to resistYield to all obsessions without attempting to control them, but with somereluctanceCompletely and willingly yield to all obsessionsBackNextDEGREE OF CONTROL OVER OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS Q5. How much control do you have over your obsessive thoughts? How successful are you in stopping or diverting your obsessive thinking? Can you dismiss them? Complete controlUsually able to stop or divert obsessions with some effort and concentrationSometimes able to stop or divert obsessionsRarely successful in stopping or dismissing obsessions, can only divert attentionwith difficultyObsessions are completely involuntary, rarely able to even momentarily alterobsessive thinking.BackNextTIME SPENT PERFORMING COMPULSIVE BEHAVIORS Q6. How much time do you spend performing compulsive behaviors? How much longer than most people does it take to complete routine activities because of your rituals? How frequently do you do rituals? NoneLess than 1 hr/day or occasional performance of compulsive behaviorsFrom 1 to 3 hrs/day, or frequent performance of compulsive behaviorsMore than 3 and up to 8 hrs/day, or very frequent performance of compulsivebehaviorsMore than 8 hrs/day, or near constant performance of compulsive behaviors(too numerous to count) BackNextINTERFERENCE DUE TO COMPULSIVE BEHAVIORS Q7. How much do your compulsive behaviors interfere with your work, school, social, or other important role functioning? Is there anything that you don’t do because of the compulsions? NoneSlight interference with social or other activities, but overall performancenot impairedDefinite interference with social or occupational performance, but stillmanageableCauses substantial impairment in social or occupational performanceIncapacitatingBackNextDISTRESS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR Q8: How would you feel if prevented from performing your compulsion(s)? How anxious would you become? NoneOnly slightly anxious if compulsions preventedAnxiety would mount but remain manageable if compulsions preventedProminent and very disturbing increase in anxiety if compulsions interruptedIncapacitating anxiety from any intervention aimed at modifying activity BackNextRESISTANCE AGAINST COMPULSIONS Q9: How much of an effort do you make to resist the compulsions? Always try to resistTry to resist most of the timeMake some effort to resistYield to almost all compulsions without attempting to control them, but with some reluctanceCompletely and willingly yield to all compulsionsBackNextDEGREE OF CONTROL OVER COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR Q10: How strong is the drive to perform the compulsive behavior? How much control do you have over the compulsions? Complete controlPressure to perform the behavior but usually able to exercise voluntary controlover itStrong pressure to perform behavior, can control it only with difficultyVery strong drive to perform behavior, must be carried to completion, can onlydelay with difficultyDrive to perform behavior experienced as completely involuntary and over-powering, rarely able to even momentarily delay activity. BackNext Back
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